Ken Cuccinelli, Gadsen Man

Ken Cuccinelli, Gadsen Man

Ken Cuccinelli, Gadsen Man

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) speaks during his acceptance of the 'Defender of the Constitution' award as National Rifle Association President David Keene (L) looks on at the 39th Conservative Political Action Committee February 9, 2012 at a hotel in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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My latest piece looks at the views of Virginia's Attorney General, and even-odds next governor, Ken Cuccinelli. He's published a book about his fitfully successful lawsuits against the feds, and Democrats have already scandalized the parts about the welfare state, comparing them to Mitt Romney's "47 percent" tape. But Cuccinelli is a smarter politician than Romney—and much more messianic.